We live in wonderful times! We can safely eat pork, lobster, octopus and other creatures that would cause severe health problems to people of the past!

It’s easy to forget how recent are the scientific advances that made it possible. It’s easy to forget how difficult it was to survive in Biblical times.

Erohiel

I don’t understand the comic…but comic aside, the real reason for the food laws was parasites and other health concerns. Shellfish and pork and other animals were, back then, difficult to cook well enough to remove the dangers. Though even to this day, despite modern cooking techniques, they still fail fairly often to properly cook shellfish. I’ve known way too many people who have gotten sick from eating shellfish.